OPEN CALL: Jaddaf Playscape Commission

    OPEN CALL: Jaddaf Playscape Commission

    Calling all artists, designers and collectives from and based in the UAE! ⁠

    Art Jameel, together with Dubai Culture, is now accepting proposals to create a large-scale and interactive playpark-as-artwork, suitable for all ages and located at the Jaddaf Waterfront Sculpture Park at Jameel Arts Centre⁠. The Commission is awarded via an Open Call process, considered by an eminent jury of local and international art professionals, architects and curators. Applications are accepted through to March 31!

    Teible, a local seasonal dining concept now at Jameel Arts Centre

    Teible, a local seasonal dining concept now at Jameel Arts Centre

    Teible is an artisan bakery and upscale local seasonal dining concept located at Jameel Arts Centre, Jaddaf Waterfront. The creek-side eatery uses fresh seasonal produce to create an eco-conscious and delicate tasting menu, featuring experimental items and underpinned by a farm-to-fork philosophy

    World Weather Network

    World Weather Network

    Art Jameel is part of a network of 27 arts organisations who have come together to form the World Weather Network, who together run a ground-breaking constellation of ‘weather stations’ located around the globe.

    Artist’s Garden: Samur by Zheng Bo

    Artist’s Garden: Samur by Zheng Bo

    For his Artist’s Garden commission, Bo choreographed a dance with two human dancers and a Samur tree growing in the Mleiha desert in Sharjah as a way to understand and reconnect with the land and the tree. The performance is presented here as a film installation, presented at the Jameel, set within a landscape of indigenous plants that thrive in the desert

    HAYY JAMEEL, JEDDAH’S HOME FOR THE ARTS

    HAYY JAMEEL, JEDDAH’S HOME FOR THE ARTS

    Art Jameel’s centre in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia’s coastal city, is free and open to all! Alongside the museum Hayy Arts, the education platform Hayy Learning and Hayy Studios is Hayy Cinema, Saudi’s first independent audiovisual centre. Fenaa Hayy, a multi-purpose space for performances, workshops and talks opens onto Saha, a central community courtyard. Art Jameel is joined by Hayy Residents – a set of pioneering, homegrown creative enterprises that range from contemporary art and design to publishing, culinary institutes, new cafes and eateries.

    Jameel Arts Centre commences workshops for all ages!

    Jameel Arts Centre commences workshops for all ages!

    Through a wide range of learning opportunities dedicated to children, teenagers and students, the various upcoming workshops and tours offer space for deeper engagement with the Centre’s exhibitions.

    Jameel Library Commissions: Khalid Mezaina

    Jameel Library Commissions: Khalid Mezaina

    Jameel Library’s new digital commission, awarded to Dubai-based illustrator and textile artist Khalid Mezaina, comprises an in-depth study of regional textile and talismanic practices.